Crime Rates at Claycroft Place, Stourbridge, DY9 8BY

Claycroft Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Claycroft Place (DY9 8BY) in the last 12 months was 472.3 per 1,000 residents and was 595.5% higher than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -64.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 316.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claycroft Place (DY9 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Bank, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.